Street Photography for the Purist
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A street camera will get knocked, spilled upon and generally fucked. They must be strong and durable. I cannot completely vouch ...
I remember the first time I saw the framelines. I remember the first thwaap. So will you. And if you’re thinking, “You Leica fuc ...
Mr. HCB did. What he could have done with fast film and one-four glass. Ah ... I’ll bet he wished. With a two-oh lens you’ll be ...
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What is street photography? For me street photography is defined by the work by René-Jacques, André Jacques, Izis, André Martin, ...
It’s just that the first great street photographs were made by a certain group of people and they had several things in common. ...
I want to experience a world different than my own. Perhaps someone else’s emotions at the time they were feeling them. Without ...
It’s something that has to be practiced for hours and days and months and years on end. The practicing never stops. It doesn’t f ...
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Exposed with equipment that is both small and unassuming and tough as nails. Rangefinders, baby. If you are afraid of scratching ...
Noise is a digitally contrived ugly mess. Digitally pumping the fuck out of your contrast is ugly and proves you don’t know what ...
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That’s what I aim to achieve. If I become the “fly-on-the- wall,” the viewer will become that as well. I may not see vintage clo ...
The photographer should know these settings in an instant. How does one know this in an instant? Practice, my boy or girl, for t ...
That’s why you don’t see portrait photographers doing a lot of street. Street is difficult. If you know your composition, set-up ...
All the greats from back in the day survived with just a rangefinder and film. Why can’t you? Are you afraid to fail? Then don’t ...
Can a camera come up with the best composition? Never. There’s not one that has that ability. Why if this is the case would any ...
Just like metering will be given enough patience and practice. You will not learn this in a week. I don’t care what your fucking ...
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